It will be a busy night at the AFL tribunal, with Thomas and Hawthorn defender James Sicily referred directly for their respective incidents.

Thomas – who will face the Tribunal via video link from Adelaide – has been sanctioned twice from the weekend’s game – along with the Cats captain, he also faces a one-game ban, both for striking each other.

After a call-up for his first game in the Port Adelaide guernsey since crossing from North Melbourne, Thomas was sent to the tribunal for rough conduct after his bump on Joel Selwood’s brother Scott, an incident that former Cats captain Cameron Ling called a “dog act”.

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The rough conduct incident sparked the angry scenes that saw the Geelong captain and Thomas charged for striking.

Selwood won’t a further week’s suspension by challenging the ban, but the club would be forced to pay $10,000 if the appeal is unsuccessful.

Cats coach Chris Scott said he was shocked by the charge.

Scott played alongside twin brother Brad at Brisbane, and said he doubted he would have been restrained as the Cats captain.

“I am proud of him – I played with my brother as well and if I saw that, I’m not sure I would have been as controlled,” Scott told Fox Footy.

“He (Joel) honestly believes he didn’t make any contact all – he grabbed his jumper and he had to remonstrate.

Christian had a busy Monday: he handed out 12 charges and Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield was fined $2000 for rough conduct on Justin Westhoff.

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